Alamance County EMS has four 24 hour shifts. Each shift is assigned a Supervisor and Assistant Supervisor that are responsible for the daily operations oversight.
There are 22 EMT/Paramedics per shift. Every shift has 8 ALS (Advanced Life Support) units, one BLS (Basic Life Support) unit, and 3 ALS Medic Units that run 24 hours.
County & City Fire Departments assist ACEMS on medical calls and motor vehicle accidents. First Responders with the fire departments arrive on the scene and are able to assess the patient and perform basic life support before the ambulance arrives. This can include performing CPR, obtaining patient vitals signs, hemorrhage control, spinal immobilization and administering oxygen.
Once the ALS transport unit arrives on the scene, Paramedics can begin providing the patient with advanced life support. Cardiac monitoring, establishing IVs, maintaining an airway, administering medications can all be done while en route to the hospital.
At the beginning of each shift, personnel perform daily checks of their assigned unit to check all equipment and supplies. In addition to the units being checked and cleaned, janitorial base duties are completed each morning.
